Beyond the Test World
Canadian cricket in the doldrums
The ongoing infighting inside Canadian cricket rumbles on with news the Ontario Cricket Association has suspended six players - Cecil Pervez, Durrand Sorraine, Junaid Siddiqui, Rustam Bhatti, Zameer Zahir and Khusroo Wadia
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
The ongoing infighting inside Canadian cricket rumbles on with news the Ontario Cricket Association has suspended six players - Cecil Pervez, Durrand Sorraine, Junaid Siddiqui, Rustam Bhatti, Zameer Zahir and Khusroo Wadia
“The above players have been suspended for failing to respond to a show-cause notice sent to them by the OCA requestiong an explanation for their conduct in the recently held National Championships in Ontario,” a statement from the OCA said. “The suspension of the above players makes them ineligible to represent Ontario. The above players having failed to respond to the show-cause notice, will however have the opportunity to appeal their suspensions.”
The OCA ran into trouble with the Canadian board (CC) when its nominated team for the national interprovincial tournament was not accepted because of a dispute between factions within the OCA. CC picked a representative side instead.
The OCA in turn is refusing to recognise the CC board. “We don’t recognise the committee,” OCA chief Mike Kendall said. “They have no jurisdiction to put Ontario cricket through an inquiry and have us respond to their charges. You can’t just slap together a few allegations and on that basis come in and take over our jurisdiction, which is what has happened with the selection of the Ontario team.”
Full postPlans for African continental tournament shelved
The scheduled playing commitments of Africa's Associate and Affiliate countries will prevent the region having its own tournament, according to Cassim Suliman, the Africa Cricket Association CEO.
Tony Munro
25-Feb-2013
The scheduled playing commitments of Africa's Associate and Affiliate countries will prevent the region having its own tournament, according to Cassim Suliman, the Africa Cricket Association CEO.
"This event cannot fit into the schedule due to timing and many other constraints... hence the Future Tours Programme has a full calendar of events including under-age tournaments that have been programmed till 2015," Suliman told CricInfo.
There had been conjecture a continental tournament involving South Africa A, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia and possibly a combined Africas team was in the planning stage. The Kenya Cricket Association was known to favour its creation.
Africa is the only ICC development region which does not have a continental tournament and several countries such as Botswana and Tanzania only play every second year.
Full postSquads named for WCL Division 4
Nepal, USA, Italy, Cayman Islands, Argentina and Tanzania have announced their squads to compete in the World Cricket League Division 4 in Bologna, Italy as the teams continue along the path that may ultimately lead to a place at the World Cup in
Liam Brickhill
25-Feb-2013
Nepal, USA, Italy, Cayman Islands, Argentina and Tanzania have announced their squads to compete in the World Cricket League Division 4 in Bologna, Italy as the teams continue along the path that may ultimately lead to a place at the World Cup in 2015. The top two sides at Division 4 tournament, which will be played from August 14 to 21, will move a step closer with promotion to the WCL Division 3 to be staged in Hong Kong in January 2011.
“We have good knowledge of Nepal who we played against in February and also Cayman Islands and Argentina whom we have regularly played, including as recently as May in ICC Americas Division 1 and we beat them on both occasions,” said USA captain Steve Massiah.
“The other two teams we don’t know so well, but I’m confident we’re prepared and ready to continue moving up the World Cricket League ladder.”
“We’re looking forward to the tournament,” commented Cayman Islands’ coach Theo Cuffy. “It will be the first time to Europe for a number of our team and it’s going to be a tough tournament with strong teams, but we’re confident we can do well.”
This will be the first global ICC event to be hosted in Italy. Matches will be played at three venues in the Bologna area – Pianoro, Medicina and Bologna.
Full postHungary claim EuroTwenty20 title
Timothy Abraham
Liam Brickhill
25-Feb-2013
Timothy Abraham
Hungary clinched the third invitational European Twenty20 title after a dramatic victory over Russia with one ball spare in the final at the Alexander The Great Cricket Ground in Skopje, Macedonia.
Russia posted a commanding 165 for 6 from their 20 overs thanks largely to the tournament’s highest runscorer Akila Milan De Silva Thotahewage who made 81 before he was dismissed by Magyars captain Andrew Leckonby (3 for 42).
The game looked beyond Hungary as they stumbled to 42 for 3 at the tenth over but Sufiyan Mohammed brought his side back into the game with a blistering 82, including five sixes in one over.
Full postAnother dark day for Canada
The infighting within Canadian cricket was again in evidence on the day the Ontario Cricket Association began legal action against Cricket Canada over team selection.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
The infighting within Canadian cricket was again in evidence on the day the Ontario Cricket Association began legal action against Cricket Canada over team selection.
The Interprovincial tournament match between Ontario and Manitoba was switched at short notice from Malton to Inverhaugh after officials ruled the original venue was unplayable.
However, another game between Alberta and Quebec not far away from Malton was able to proceed with no difficulties, so why the issues with the original venue?
An eyewitness told Cricinfo the reasons might have more to do with a planned protest at Malton where Ontario CA members were preparing to demonstrate. They were left bemused when the last-gasp venue change was made.
Full postPNG seal 4-0 series win
Tony Munro
Tony Munro
25-Feb-2013
Tony Munro
Papua New Guinea has initiated the new turf wicket at Amini Park, Port Moresby with a comfortable 4-0 series win over a young Cricket Australia Indigenous XI last weekend.
The home team, coached by former Australian player, Andy Bichel, were too experienced for the Indigenous XI, most of whom were under 21, in the series which alternated between Twenty20 and 50-over formats.
The series, the first to be played in PNG on a turf wicket, saw the return of allrounders, Rarua Dikana and Mahuru Dai to the Barramundis team for the first time in a couple of seasons. Both made telling contributions, particularly with the ball. Raymond Haoda Junior, a Queensland Bulls Elite Pace Bowling Programme participant, took four wickets for PNG in the first of the 50-over games.
Full postJersey finish undefeated
Jersey 231 (Morrison 77, Driver 53, Fernando 4-49, Munasinghe 3-46) beat Italy 115 (Driver 3-23) by 116 runs Hosts Jersey finished with a 116-run victory over Italy at FB Fields to finish the five-match tournament undefeated.
Liam Brickhill
25-Feb-2013
Jersey 231 (Morrison 77, Driver 53, Fernando 4-49, Munasinghe 3-46) beat Italy 115 (Driver 3-23) by 116 runs
Hosts Jersey finished with a 116-run victory over Italy at FB Fields to finish the five-match tournament undefeated.
Hosts Jersey finished with a 116-run victory over Italy at FB Fields to finish the five-match tournament undefeated.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Jersey were set on the road to a clean sweep with a stand of 131 for the second wicket between Dean Morrison and Ryan Driver. Driver was the first to go, stumped off Andy Northcote for a 90-ball 53. Morrison soon followed having made 77 off 103 deliveries with nine fours and a six.
Peter Gough weighed in with 47 from 48 balls, but Gayashan Munasinghe (3 for 46) and Dilan Fernando (4 for 49) bit back for Italy, and Jersey were all out for 231.
Full postGuernsey win first tournament in style
Guernsey 219 (Frith 109, Prevost 53, Aamir Waheed 3-35) beat Norway 110 (Barton 51, G Rich 4-22) by 109 runs Guernsey duly completed a clean sweep, winning their fifth game of the ICC European WCL Division Two Championship by comprehensively
Liam Brickhill
25-Feb-2013
Guernsey 219 (Frith 109, Prevost 53, Aamir Waheed 3-35) beat Norway 110 (Barton 51, G Rich 4-22) by 109 runs
Guernsey duly completed a clean sweep, winning their fifth game of the ICC European WCL Division Two Championship by comprehensively beating Norway by 109 runs at KGV. Their total of 219 was dominated by two individual performances – Jeremy Frith scored his second century of the tournament, while skipper Stuart Le Prevost made 53. Frith scored 109 from just 107 balls, striking 13 fours and three sixes, as he shared in a match winning stand of 131 with Le Prevost.
Guernsey duly completed a clean sweep, winning their fifth game of the ICC European WCL Division Two Championship by comprehensively beating Norway by 109 runs at KGV. Their total of 219 was dominated by two individual performances – Jeremy Frith scored his second century of the tournament, while skipper Stuart Le Prevost made 53. Frith scored 109 from just 107 balls, striking 13 fours and three sixes, as he shared in a match winning stand of 131 with Le Prevost.
The stand took 140 balls, with Le Prevost’s 53 occupying 77 deliveries. At 186 for 3 with 14 overs remaining, a total of 280 looked on the cards, but a dramatic collapse saw them lose seven wickets for 33 runs.
Aamir Waheed (3 for 35), Shahbaz Butt (3 for 37), and Aram Dawood (2 for 22) were shared the wickets for Norway. But any thoughts that the batting failures could be costly were quickly dispelled as Lee Savident (3 for 8) ripped through the Norwegian top order to leave them reeling at 29 for 4. A fifth wicket stand of 57 between Will Barton (51) and Shahbaz Butt (23) gave Norway some hope, before the spin combination of Gary Rich (4-22) and Jeremy Frith (2-22) saw them dismissed for 110 in 38.1 overs.
Full postDenmark off the mark, Jersey remain unbeaten
Jersey 150 for 4 (R Driver 70*) beat Scotland A 149 for 9 (M Petrie 39, Z Bashir 32*, C Jones 3-26) by six wickets
Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
Jersey 150 for 4 (R Driver 70*) beat Scotland A 149 for 9 (M Petrie 39, Z Bashir 32*, C Jones 3-26) by six wickets
Jersey continued their unbeaten run with a comprehensive six-wicket win in Farmers Field. Scotland opted to bat but got off to a disastrous start, losing four wickets for 20. The spinner Ben Stevens took two wickets and the total was soon 41 for 6. Chalmers (24) and Petrie (39) battled with a seventh-wicket stand, and with Zeeshan Bashir contributing an enterprising unbeaten 32 towards the end, they managed to push the total up to 149.
Jones was the pick of the Jersey bowlers with 3 for 26, while Driver and Stevens took two each, and the bowling was backed up by some excellent catching. Sam de la Haye held on to two splendid catches, while Driver’s catch at midwicket to dismiss Petrie was the pick of the lot.
Full postWins for Israel, Germany and Guernsey
Israel 200 (Solomon 120, I Latin 4-43) beat Gibraltar 170 for 9 (K Murpuri 45*, R Talkar 3-31, J Evans 4-21) by 30 runs
Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
Israel 200 (Solomon 120, I Latin 4-43) beat Gibraltar 170 for 9 (K Murpuri 45*, R Talkar 3-31, J Evans 4-21) by 30 runs
Eshkol Solomon became only the second Israel batsman, after David Moss, to score a century as his 120 helped his team beat Gibraltar by 30 runs at College Field in Guernsey. Solomon contributed a generous chuck to his team’s total, playing some audacious reverse sweeps and helping Israel recover from a perilous 102 for 7. Iain Latin was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 43.
Gibraltar started poorly when they lost their first two wickets with just one run on the board. Opener Vikram Khatwani was stuck at the crease, crawling to 22 from 110 balls. Richard Buzaglo attempted to provide some impetus with a 37-ball 30 and Kabir Mirpuri hit a 54 ball 45, by which time it was too late. Josh Evans, Israel's young legspinner, bowled excellently to take 4 for 21, as Gibraltar were kept to 170 for 9.
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